| 100% | IDENTITY | 8 | "The Bourne ___" (2002 spy thriller) |
| 68% | CIA | 3 | Spy org. in the Jason Bourne novels (Abbr.) |
| 68% | CIA | 3 | Spy group in the Jason Bourne movies: Abbr. |
| 68% | CIA | 3 | Spy org. in the "Jason Bourne" films (Abbr.) |
| 66% | DIEANOTHERDAY | 13 | Spy thriller featuring 46-Across as 29-Across for the last time (3 wds.) |
| 61% | CIA | 3 | "The Bourne Identity" spy org. |
| 61% | ATOMICBLONDE | 12 | 2017 Charlize Theron spy thriller based on the graphic novel "The Coldest City": 2 wds. |
| 61% | ODESSA | 6 | "The _____ File" spy thriller |
| 60% | IPCRESSFILE | 11 | 1965 Michael Caine spy thriller, with "The" |
| 60% | CIA | 3 | "The Bourne Identity" spy org. (Abbr.) |
| 57% | HEATHERLEE | 10 | Character played by Alicia Vikander in the action spy movie "Jason Bourne": 2 wds. |
| 57% | RONIN | 5 | Robert De Niro spy thriller |
| 57% | SALT | 4 | 2010 Angelina Jolie spy thriller |
| 56% | BRIDGEOFSPIES | 13 | 2015 Steven Spielberg historical thriller about the 1960 U-2 spy plane incident (3 wds.) |
| 56% | LEN | 3 | Spy thriller writer Deighton |
| 55% | SILVA | 5 | Novelist Daniel who writes the Gabriel Allon spy thrillers |
| 55% | CIA | 3 | Spy organization in "The Bourne Ultimatum": Abbr. |
| 54% | ODESSA | 6 | ____ file: Frederick Forsyth spy thriller |
| 54% | EVE | 3 | "Killing ___" (Sandra Oh spy thriller) |
| 54% | EVE | 3 | "Killing ___" (BBC America spy thriller) |
| 54% | CIA | 3 | Org. in many spy thrillers |
| 54% | LUDLUM | 6 | Robert __; creator of Bourne spy thriller series |
| 53% | TOPAZ | 5 | 1969 Hitchcock spy thriller |
| 53% | EVE | 3 | "Killing ___" (BBC spy thriller) |
| 53% | EVE | 3 | "Killing ___," spy thriller series |
| 53% | STEPS | 5 | "The 39 ___," 1935 spy thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Robert Donat |
| 52% | RED | 3 | "The Hunt for ___ October" (1990 spy thriller film) |
| 51% | EVE | 3 | "Killing ___," spy thriller TV series |
| 51% | GRAY | 4 | "The ___ Man," 2022 spy thriller starring Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans, and Ana de Armas |
| 51% | MATT | 4 | Damon of the Bourne films |